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You do not want to ever use the stock cooler on the 3900X, it does work but at the cost of high fan RPM cool it and you'll want to stab your ears out from the f
by delfinom 6y ago
You do not want to ever use the stock cooler on the 3900X, it does work but at the cost of high fan RPM cool it and you'll want to stab your ears out from the fans ramping up and down cyclically every 15 seconds from the aggressive PBO bumps that translate to immediate temperature spikes and CPU fan ramp ups. You want some of the larger heatsinks available like the Dark Rock Pro which can suck up the heat without needing to spin up fans.
- Macha 6y agoYeah, while AMD's stock coolers reviewed well on other CPUs, I went a few weeks with the wraith prism on a 3900x then decided it had to go. Though if these are the same more efficient chiplet bins as the 3950x, maybe the prism would make more sense on a 3900xt. Given they're not including it though, I guess AMD didn't think so
- heelix 6y agoSame. The stock fan on the 3900x was a bit noisy - spinning up and down all the time. Replaced it with a closed loop water cooler after a couple weeks.
- reitzensteinm 6y agoI bought a 3900X and have a stock cooler on it, and have a Dark Rock Pro 4 sitting next to me which I purchased because the stock cooler was way too loud. If you build a PC with a high end Ryzen in it, you should listen to this advice.